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3. Pau Gasol

Ok, time for some video game rating debate! It is becoming a big talking point in the conversation of players arguing over how they are perceived. What is more important: Their real-life persona or their virtual persona?

There are honestly more examples of players complaining about their NBA2k (the preferred NBA simulation) rating than their placement on a handful of top lists. One of the greatest cases is the battle of the Gasol brothers in NBA 2K17.

Older brother Pau, who is the cover boy for the game in Spain, notched just one point lower than younger brother Marc, with ratings of 84 and 85, respectively. While Pau said playing second fiddle has “lowered my moral a bit,” he was proud to still sport a solid rating at the age of 36. (38-year-old Dirk Nowitzki is also an 84 this year.)

Was the rating justified: Full disclosure – I love me some Marc Gasol in NBA2K. He is a beast in the low post and is money from the elbow. It’s personal preference in the end, but Marc’s vast superiority on defense makes the one-point edge justified. The older Pau has been a better model of health in recent years, but that means little in video game land.

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